![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Seuss books Daisy-Head Mayzie to the big screen from the director of The Most Magnificent Thing, Arna Selznick and the writers of Abominable, Jill Culton. On January 2020, Sony Pictures Animation greenlit one of Dr. From The Cat in the Hat to Oh, the Places You’ll Go, his iconic characters, stories, and art style have been a lasting influence on generations of children and adults. How poor Mayzie learns that love is more important than fame and fortune makes an endearing morality tale for our time-and for all ages. Seuss is one of the most beloved children’s book authors of all time. The book has a mini-song titled Daisy-Head Mayzie which her classmates chant. About the Author Theodor Seuss Geiselaka Dr. It causes alarm in her classroom, family, and town, until an agent makes her a celebrity. The Cat in the Hat who serves as the narrator to this story helps Mayzie to understand her problem and persuade her to go back home. The book is about a 12-year-old warmhearted schoolgirl named Mayzie who one day suddenly sprouts a bright white daisy from her head. ![]()
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In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species-births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration, and a lot of sex. ![]() ![]() Suddenly, Ana is free to take English lessons at a local church, lie on the beach at Coney Island, see a movie at Radio City Music Hall, go dancing with Cesar, and imagine the possibility of a different kind of life in America. But at the bus terminal, she is stopped by Cesar, Juan’s free-spirited younger brother, who convinces her to stay.Īs the Dominican Republic slides into political turmoil, Juan returns to protect his family’s assets, leaving Cesar to take care of Ana. Lonely and miserable, Ana hatches a reckless plan to escape. So on New Year’s Day, 1965, Ana leaves behind everything she knows and becomes Ana Ruiz, a wife confined to a cold six-floor walk-up in Washington Heights. Their marriage is an opportunity for her entire close-knit family to eventually immigrate. It doesn’t matter that he is twice her age, that there is no love between them. But when Juan Ruiz proposes and promises to take her to New York City, she has to say yes. Fifteen-year-old Ana Cancion never dreamed of moving to America, the way the girls she grew up with in the Dominican countryside did. ![]() ![]() ![]() And the rest is history, with over forty million pieces of bubble gum now sold daily. 5/10 978-1-4169-7970-8 $15.99 Although chewing gum dates back over nine thousand years, it wasn't until 1928 that mild-mannered accountant by day and inventor by night Walter Diemer introduced bubble gum to the American public. by the author Primary Wiseman/Simon 40 pp. HORN BOOK Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy illus. "A sweetly told, worthy tale-the world needs more heroes like Walter." - KIRKUS Bubble-blowing kids everywhere will be delighted with Megan McCarthy's entertaining pictures and engaging fun facts as they learn the history behind the pink perfection of Dubble Bubble. But the best kind of gum-bubble gum!-wasn't invented until 1928, when an enterprising young accountant at Fleer Gum and Candy used his spare time to experiment with different recipes. It's been around for centuries-from the ancient Greeks to the American Indians, everyone's chewed it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Silk & Steel is out now in ebook, paperback and audiobook. Shepherd is a community of 7,000+ authors sharing their favorite books with the world. If Lysander can’t save himself, maybe he can save the elf and maybe, just maybe… one stubborn elf will be enough to bring down the queen before she kills them all.ĭuty demands they fight for their people. By Ariana Nash, Here are 10 books that authors have personally recommended if you like King of the Dark. An elf who sparks a violent, forbidden desire in Lysander. A stubborn, prideful, fool of an elf who doesn’t know when to quit. There’s nothing left to live for, until an elf assassin almost kills him. ![]() If the queen doesn’t kill him for his failures, her enemies will. Trapped in a life he despises, Lysander knows his time is running out. A warrior, a killer, and something else… something Eroan finds himself inexplicably drawn to. Why kill just the queen when he can kill them all? It would be simple, if not for the troubled and alluring prince. Now, captured and forced into the queen’s harem, Eroan sees another opportunity. 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